Comments Thread For: Lucian Bute, Kelly Pavlik Could Be on a Collision Course

[Little_Red]

On February 23, 2002 Pavlik fought a no-hoper named Robert Dasoyan at 160 pounds. In my opinion that is the last time Pavlik was a true middleweight. Ever since then he was pretty much a weight drained SMW. His next 11 fights were above the 160 pound limit. Then he had 1 fight at 160, a fight at SMW, and a fight over the SMW limit.

After that he got a fight with Zuniga for the vacant NABF title at 160. The wins over Zuniga and McKart put him on the fast track to a shot at Taylor. That is probably the main reason KP settled in at 160. The man has not been a true middleweight for a long time.

[Jay Volcano]

Bute is the best at 168 pounds, no doubt about that. I don't think that Bob Arum, will risk putting Pavlik in with Bute, for what would be an almost certain loss. Pavlik’s skills have seemingly declined.